Forecasters say a massive winter storm will sweep across the central U.S. this weekend, bringing snow and freezing rain to millions of residents in the Ohio River Valley.
As of Friday morning, winter storm watches are in place from Kansas through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Over 24 million Americans were under a winter storm watch, the National Weather Service said. Those watches are expected to become warnings within the next day.
The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center says cold air in place will favor widespread snow that will be heavy from the Central Plains, Mid-Mississippi Valley, and Ohio Valley on Sunday. Government forecasters say snow will move into the Mid-Atlantic Sunday night into Monday…